Prior to assuming this position, General Hostage was Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Southwest Asia. As the Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command, the general was responsible for developing contingency plans and conducting air operations in a 20- nation area of responsibility covering Central and Southwest Asia.

General Hostage is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, and a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours. He has flown combat missions in multiple aircraft, logging more than 600 combat hours in operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.

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He served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command at Fort Knox, KY. Before that he served as the Commanding General, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, a theater level air and missile defense (AMD) organization responsible for executing global operations in support of the Combatant Commands (COCOMs).

Additional command assignments include: Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY., where elements of the battalion deployed to Kosovo in support of Operation Joint Guardian; Brigade Commander, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps where he deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; and as the Commanding General, White Sands Missile Range, N.M.

Previous staff assignments include: Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, GA.; Battalion Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery (BSFV/Stinger), 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) where he deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of Joint Task Force 160; Operations Research and Systems Analysis Officer, Directorate of Program Analysis and Evaluation, Pentagon; Aide-de-Camp to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army; Senior Planner with duty on the Operation Enduring Freedom Current Operations Team, the Joint Staff following the events of 911; Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Defense Artillery Center, Fort Bliss, TX.; and as the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, KY.

LTG Mann holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management from George Washington University and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.

His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal (oak leaf cluster), Legion of Merit (three oak leaf clusters), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (four oak leaf clusters), Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal (oak leaf cluster), Army Achievement Medal (oak leaf cluster), Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Recruiter Badge, and the Joint and Army Staff Identification Badges.

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Lt Gen Guastella entered the Air Force in 1987 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flight hours in the F-16 and A-10. He has served multiple combat tours and instructed at the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School. Lt. Gen. Guastella has commanded the 555th Fighter Squadron, “Triple Nickel,” Aviano Air Base, Italy, the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram, Afghanistan. Prior to his current assignment, Lt. Gen. Guastella was the Commander, Air Forces Central Command, Al Udeid AB, Qatar.

His staff assignments as a general officer include Deputy Director of Strategic Plans and Programs, A8, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va., Deputy Director of Requirements, J8, Joint Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Intelligence, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Casteau Belgium, and Director of Integrated Air, Space, Cyberspace and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado.

Lt Gen Guastella is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, National War College and the Senior Executive Fellows program.

EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Science, Astronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1994 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1997 Master of Science, Aero Science Technology, Embry Riddle University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesly J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2011 Senior Executive Fellows program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1987–January 1989, Student Pilot, 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2. January 1989–September 1989, F-16 Initial Training, Luke AFB, Ariz.
3. September 1989–May 1992, Squadron Electronic Combat Pilot and Assistant Weapons officer, 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
4. May 1992–May 1993, Instructor Pilot, Assistant Flight Commander and Assistant Weapons officer, 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
5. May 1993–April 1994, Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner, 526th TFS, Ramstein AB, Germany
6. April 1994–January 1995, Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner, 555th FS, Aviano AB, Italy
7. January 1995–June 1995, Student, Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. June 1995–December 1996, Squadron Weapons and Tactics Officer and Assistant Wing Weapons Officer, 555th FS, Aviano AB, Italy
9. December 1996–August 2000, Instructor, F-16 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
10. September 2000–June 2001, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 2001–August 2002, Action Officer, Joint Strike Fighter and Combat Identification Programs, Headquarters Air Force, Directorate of Operational Requirements, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. August 2002–October 2003, Operations Officer, 555th FS, Aviano AB, Italy
13. October 2003–July 2005, Commander, 555th FS, Aviano AB, Italy
14. August 2005–July 2006, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
15. June 2006–June 2007, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, (A3) forward and Combined Air Operations Center Director of Operations, Southwest Asia
16. June 2007–August 2008, Deputy Director Capstone, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
17. August 2008–October 2008, Vice Commander, 20th FW, Shaw AFB, S.C.
18. October 2008–June 2010, Commander, 20th FW, Shaw AFB, S.C.
19. June 2010–July 2011, Chief Program Integration Division, Directorate of Programs, Deputy Chiefs of Staff Strategic Plans and Programs, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
20. July 2011–June 2012, Deputy Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
21. July 2012–July 2013, Commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
22. July 2013–July 2015, Deputy Director of Requirements (J8), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
23. July 2015–July 2017, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Intelligence, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Casteau, Belgium
24. July 2017–August 2018, Director of Integrated Air, Space, Cyberspace and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
25. August 2018–July 2020, Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Combined Forces Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command, Southwest Asia
26. August 2020–present, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating:  command pilot
Flight hours:  more than 4,000, including more than 1,000 combat
Aircraft flown:  F-16C/D, A-10C

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with two silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters

(Current as of September 2021)

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Donegan commanded Battle Force 7th Fleet and USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group in Japan. He also commanded the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on a combat deployment to the Middle East earning the Battle Efficiency Award, the 3rd Fleet command ship USS Coronado, earning three command excellence awards, and Strike Fighter Squadron 131 on a combat deployment to the Arabian Gulf.

Ashore, Donegan’s most recent joint assignment was Director of Operations (J3) for United States Central Command. He served in the Pentagon as Acting Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3N5), and Director of the Navy Quadrennial Defense Review. On the Navy staff, he served as Director of Strategy and Policy Division, as Director of Warfare Integration, and as the Aide/Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans, Policy and Operations. Donegan also spearheaded the Naval Aviation Enterprise’s Aircraft Carrier Readiness Team. He served with NATO on the staff of Commander, Allied Forces Southern Europe in Naples, Italy. During that tour Donegan deployed to Sarajevo as the NATO Liaison Officer to the Commander, United Nations Protection Force serving as the principal air advisor during NATO’s air strikes in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

He served as a Department Head in Strike Fighter Squadron 37 earning the Strike Fighter Wing’s Longhart Leadership Award. His first operational assignment was as a plank owner to Strike Fighter Squadron 131 where he made the first East Coast deployment of the FA-18A Hornet culminating in the successful air strikes against Libya in April 1986.

Donegan graduated the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School as the Outstanding Student, the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), the Navy Nuclear Power School, the USAF Air Command and Staff College, the Joint Forces Staff College and completed Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Executive Education Program in National and International Security.

Donegan graduated from the University of Virginia in 1980 where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering.

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This strategic approach combined with 4 consecutive years of clean financial audit opinions (and the only Armed Service to do so) culminated in the highest ever appropriation for the Coast Guard to modernize its fleet and upgrade aging infrastructure.

Paul’s 41 years of active duty service and 8 commands to include three Coast Guard cutters spanned the globe and the Service has emerged as the gold standard for promoting maritime safety and security.

In 2010, Paul served as the Federal On-Scene Coordinator during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill – the largest spill in U.S. history, where he directed over 47,000 first responders, a flotilla of more than 6,700 vessels and over 120 aircraft.

Paul is a 1977 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and has master’s degrees from Webster University in management and the U.S. Naval War College in international affairs and strategic studies. He is a graduate of the executive seminar at the Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government National Preparedness Leadership seminar.

Paul currently serves on the strategic advisory board of Liquid Robotics – a subsidiary of Boeing Corporation; the Climate and Security Advisory Board at the Wilson Center; the board of the Honolulu Council of the Navy League; the Military Affairs Council for the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce; and along with his wife, Fran, as the military ambassadors for the USO’s United through Reading program. He is also president of “Paul Zukunft – Worldwide Maritime Consulting, LLC” and is a frequent speaker among the policy shaping think tanks.

Paul is an avid cyclist and has been blessed with an amazing wife, two daughters, one son and 5 adorable grandchildren.

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A native of Abilene, Texas, Vice Adm. Mark Fox was commissioned in June 1978 upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy and designated a Naval Aviator in March 1980.

He retired in 2016 after a 38 year Navy career, and subsequently worked as Corporate Vice President for Customer Affairs at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). He retired from HII in 2021.

Fox’s last active duty military assignment was as Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Florida. He served as commander of U.S. Naval Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces from 2010-2012, and commanded Carrier Strike Group 10 aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in 2008-2009. Additionally, Fox served as communications division chief and spokesman for the Multi-National Force–Iraq (MNF-I) in Baghdad from 2006-07, where he worked extensively with coalition partners.

Other command and executive leadership assignments include service as deputy chief of naval operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5) in Washington, D.C.; commander, Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon, Nevada; deputy assistant to the president and director, White House Military Office (WHMO)—responsible for overseeing all military support to the President; commodore of the Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet in Lemoore, California; and service as the first commanding officer of VFA-122, the Navy’s first FA-18E/F Super Hornet squadron, in Lemoore.

He scored the first Navy MiG kill of Operation Desert Storm on 17 January 1991, and was mission commander and overall strike lead for the opening strike of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 21 March 2003.

Military awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross with Combat ‘V’.

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